Harry Pierpont

Harry Pierpont (13 October 1902-17 October 1934) was a Prohibition-era gangster in the United States who is best known as an associate and mentor of John Dillinger.

Biography
Harry Pierpont was born in Muncie, Indiana on 13 October 1902, and he was arrested for illegal gun ownership in 1921. Pierpont was sentenced to up to fourteen years in prison in 1922 for attempted murder, and he was paroled in 1924; he took part in numerous bank robberies and prison escapes during the 1920s. In 1925, he met John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter at the Indiana State Prison, and Pierpont served as a mentor to Dillinger. On 25 September 1933, Pierpont, his friends, and several other inmates launched one of the greatest jailbreaks in history, escaping from Indiana State Prison and embarking on a series of bank robberies. On 25 January 1934, Pierpont and several other Dillinger gang members were arrested in Tucson, Arizona after fleeing from Chicago, and Pierpont and Charles Makley decided to attempt a Dillinger-like prison escape from Crown Point Prison in Columbus, Ohio on 22 September, two months after Dillinger was killed. The two men created fake pistols and attempted to flee, but rifle-equipped policemen killed Makley and wounded Pierpont, who was sentenced to death. On 17 October 1934, Pierpont was electrocuted to death on the electric chair of Crown Point Prison.